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Road, Tewson Road, Plumstead Road, Old Mill Road, Anglesea
Road, Sutcliffe Road, Station Road, East Street, Maxey
Road, Manthorp Road, Westdale Road, High Street, Walmer
Road, Brewery Road, Orchard Road, Sladedale Road, Raglan
Road, Reidhaven Road, and Liffler Road.
Of these roads, Ann Street and Walmer Road had three
cases each, and Maxey Road five, in 1898.
64. The houses where cases of Phthisis occurred were
visited by the Sanitary Inspector, a circular of precautions
left, and disinfection offered. Out of 82 cases visited, disinfection
was agreed to and performed in 11. Out of 72 cases in
which particulars were obtained, 41 were males, and 25
were Arsenal employes.
65. I have to acknowledge the kind assistance of the Medical
Officer of the Workhouse Infirmary (Dr. Boulter), and the
Plumstead Poor Law Medical Officer (Dr. Wise), who
are now sending a weekly return of fresh cases of Phthisis
coming under their treatment.
66. In response to an enquiry as to the legality of paying
for voluntary notification of Phthisis, made by the Society of
Medical Officers of Health, the Local Government Board have
recently stated " that, in the Board's opinion, local Authorities
" have power, under the provisions of the Public Health Act,
" 1875, to make reasonable payments in respect of the notifi"
cations of cases of infectious disease occurring in their
" districts." It appears then that there is nothing to prevent
your Yestry paying for the voluntary notification of Phthisis,
as I have recommended, and I consider that the doing so
would be of distinct advantage.